Third and following day cross country rentals are half the daily rate.

Children are 12 years of age and younger. Juniors are aged 13-17.

Half-day rates are from noon to 4:00pm only.

All returns are due by 4:00pm or the next day fee will be charged.

Cross Country Rentals

Wawona School Fundraising Efforts

Dear Friends of Wawona School,

Happy Holidays! As you have hopefully heard, the Bass Lake School District approved our charter school proposal this past September, and as a result the Wawona School officially re-opened in the fall of 2014 as the Yosemite-Wawona Elementary Charter School. Much hard work has gone into this achievement by many, many people and we are so very grateful to you all!

Our local school will be open again for our community's children, however, as a charter school we will only receive funding per student (about $6000 per child) and not "necessary small school funding" as we did before. So our foundation will need to continue our fundraising efforts to supplement the state funding.

If you have any plans of making end-of-the-year tax-related contributions, please keep Wawona School in mind. Our educational foundation is a non-profit, 501(c)(3), and our federal tax ID number is 20-1636147. We will give you a tax letter/receipt for your donation. Our foundation's address is:

Wednesday, December 10, 2014 6:30 PMWawona Elementary School7925 Chilnualna Falls RoadWawona, CaliforniaAGENDA 1.CALL TO ORDER2.ROLL CALLMONTHLY ITEMS AND FINANCIAL REPORTS 3.CONSENT AGENDANOTE: The Board will be asked to approve all of the following items by a single vote, unless any member of the Board or of the public asks that an item be removed from the consent agenda and considered and discussed separately. 3.1.Approval of agenda3.2.Approval of minutes of the regular meeting, December 1, 20144.Financial reports4.1.Monthly approval of warrants (Action needed)4.1.1.$50 bill from YM&C attorneys4.1.2.4.2.Financial Report 5.HEARING OF PERSONS WISHING TO ADDRESS THE BOARD The public may address the Board on any matter pertaining to the school that is not on the agenda. Unless otherwise determined by the Board, each person is limited to five (5) minutes. There will be no Board discussion and no action will be taken unless listed on a subsequent agenda. ACTION ITEMS 6.Approval of Interim Budget/Finical information for CDE 7.Approval of ski program deposit, to be reimbursed by parents.INFORMATION ITEMS 8.BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS9.STAFF REPORTS10.NEXT MEETING DATE11.CLOSED SESSION Personnel/Negotiations/Litigation NOTE: The Board will consider and may act upon any of the following items in closed session. Any action taken will be reported publicly at the end of the closed session as required by law. 11.1.Employee Negotiations (Gov. Code 54957.6)11.2.Personnel (Gov. Code 54957)12.RECOVENE IN OPEN SESSION: ANNOUNCE CLOSED SESSION ACTIONS13.ADJOURNMENT

Wawona Winter Holidays

Friday, December 19th ~ Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony2:30 pm ~ The Wawona Hotel doors open, revealing our traditional holiday décor.Welcome to the holiday season at the Wawona Hotel.5:00 pm to 9:30 pm ~ Wawona’s Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony complete with singing & stories. Master of Ceremonies Tom Bopp. Complimentary cookies and apple cider served in the Lobby from 5:00 pm ~ 6:00 pmSaturday, December 20th ~ Christmas Bingo2:30 pm~ 4:00 pm. ~ Christmas Bingo will be played in the Petite Dining room located in the main hotel, fun for the whole family.Peppermint Hot Chocolate Served from 2:30 pm ~4:00 pm in the Petite.5:30 pm to 9:30 pm ~ Enjoy Tom Bopp’s wonderful travels through the yester year of music.Sunday, December 21st ~ Ornament Making Contest2:00 pm~ 4:00 pm. ~ Ornament Making Activity and Contest. Vote for the best ornament.1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners will be announced at 4:30 pm.Peanut Butter Hot Chocolate Served from 2:00 pm ~ 4:00 p.m. in the Petite.Monday, December 22nd ~ Ginger Bread House Decorating!!Reserve your ready to decorate Ginger Bread House $25.00 per house, includes royal icing & assorted Candy/goodies to decorate houses. Limited houses available, sign up at the Front Desk by 11:30 am.12:00 pm ~ Join Chefs Dwayne McFann and Jacquelyn Zehl in the Petite Dining Room for a demonstration in making Gingerbread Houses.1:00 pm. ~ Decorating Gingerbread houses will begin!The Gingerbread houses will be displayed in the Petite Dining Room for all to enjoy.Who will win~”Most Traditional”~ “Most Creative”~ “Best Kid” or “Best Family” house?4:00 pm- to 6:00 pm ~ Our guests will be able to vote on the winners!The winners will be announced & prizes given out at 7:00 pm in the Lobby!White Chocolate Hot Chocolate served from 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm in the Petite.Tuesday, December 23rd ~ Christmas Bingo2:30 pm- 4:00 pm ~ Christmas Bingo will be played in the Petite Dining room located in the main hotel, fun for the whole family.Mexican Hot Chocolate Served from 2:30 p.m. ~4:00 pm in the Petite.5:30 pm to 9:30 pm ~ Enjoy Tom Bopp’s wonderful travels through the yester year of music.Wednesday, December 24th ~ Christmas Eve Day2:00 pm ~ Santa Claus comes to Wawona for storytelling and photo opportunities with the kids. Santa Claus will present gifts and read a story by the fireplace.All Gifts must be brought to the front desk before noon, one gift per person. Please securely label gifts with first and last name of recipient.Cookies and hot apple cider for everybody to enjoy. Served from 2:00 pm~ 3:00 pm in the Lobby.5:30 pm to 9:30 pm ~ Enjoy Tom Bopp’s wonderful travels through the yester year of music.Thursday, December 25th ~ Christmas Day3:00 pm to 9:00 pm ~ Traditional Christmas Dinner served in the Wawona Hotel Dining Room. Advanced reservations are required. No lunch is served on Christmas Day.5:30 pm to 9:30 pm ~ A Merry Christmas celebration with Tom Bopp leading the carols.Friday, December 26th5:30 pm to 9:30 pm ~ Enjoy Tom Bopp’s wonderful travels through the yester year of music. Ask about our Special Holiday appetizer treats and cocktails available for order in the lobby.Saturday, December 27th5:30 pm to 9:30 pm ~ Enjoy Tom Bopp’s wonderful travels through the yester year of music. Ask about our Special Holiday appetizer treats and cocktails available for order in the lobby.Sunday, December 28th5:00 pm to 9:30 pm ~ Ask about our Special Holiday appetizer treats and cocktails available for order in the lobby. A variety of board & card games are available at the Front desk.Monday, December 29th5:00 pm to 9:30 pm. ~ Ask about Special Holiday appetizer treats and cocktails available for order in the lobby. A variety of board & card games are available at the Front desk.Tuesday, December 30th5:30 pm to 9:30 pm ~ Enjoy Tom Bopp’s wonderful travels through the yester year of music. Ask about our Special Holiday appetizers treats and cocktails available for order in the lobby.Wednesday, December 31st ~ The New Year’s Eve Celebration5:30 pm to 10:00 pm. ~ Tom Bopp begins the New Year’s Eve Celebration with his dazzling array of musical selections at the piano.. 10:00 pm to Midnight ~ Live music by the Bootstrap Circus Band. New Years Eve Dinner served 5:30 pm to 10:00 pmAdvanced reservations required.Thursday January 1st ~ Wawona Hotel New Years Day Brunch10:30 am to 2:00 pm ~ Enjoy our delicious New Year’s Brunch served in the Wawona Dining Room.5:30 pm to 9:30 pm ~ Enjoy Tom Bopp’s wonderful travels through the yester year of music. Our Buffet features a delectable assortment of meats, salads, vegetables and scrumptious desserts.Happy New Year 2015!!

Park Wide Pile Burning Continues

December 2, 2014As a reminder, you may see smoke from roadways within the park due to vegetation pile burning. Firefighters are taking advantage of the wet weather to conduct road side, defensible space, burn projects. Mechanical thinning and burn piles were built over the summer. The objective is to eliminate an over accumulation of dead and down fuels near communities and slow unwanted fires such as out of bounds camping, cigarettes carelessly tossed from vehicles, or a vehicle fire. Locations include: